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[Jimboy]

Have agreat run,Peekie,got to be better than Portland,eh!?

[Emma100]

Hello all!

I've booked a table at La Porchetta's at 6pm, under the incredibly cunning alias of "Emma".

La Porchetta is at Salamanca, at the end furthest from the city.  We have a table! They have pizza, pasta and chicken.

I and the amazing R. will be there at 6pm, hope to see other runners then.

Emma

[Stuboy]

Hey all,

I just drove the course - interesting!  I must say that it was far hiller than I expected - especially the first 7 - 10k (what comes up must comke down I guess) - the final hill is around 1k and is steep, there is also another section of 1.5k which is a v long hill.  Pretty tough.  At least with a loop it does come down.
Looking forward to it!
Stu

[PEEKIE]

Emma100, on Jan 4 2008, 04:51 AM, said:

Hello all!

I've booked a table at La Porchetta's at 6pm, under the incredibly cunning alias of "Emma".

La Porchetta is at Salamanca, at the end furthest from the city.  We have a table! They have pizza, pasta and chicken.

I and the amazing R. will be there at 6pm, hope to see other runners then.

Emma

Awesome, sound good, see you all there at 6pm. Thanks for organising it Emma.

Erin.

[PEEKIE]

Vic, on Jan 3 2008, 01:41 PM, said:

Peekie - no probs. Still room for at least 2 more!!
Davo - sounds good. If I don't see you and if the picture isn't clear when you call by, you can always leave me your mobile # so that if I find that I have too many people I can let you know to call in to the Motel on your way to the start?

Thanks Vic, might see you at riverfront tomorrow afternoon before the set off to the run on sunday

JimBeisty, on Jan 4 2008, 02:37 AM, said:

Have agreat run,Peekie,got to be better than Portland,eh!?

Thanks Jim, as for Portland    but I can't see Cadbury's being cancelled  

[phYx]

Stuboy, on Jan 4 2008, 04:02 PM, said:

Hey all,

I just drove the course - interesting!  I must say that it was far hiller than I expected - especially the first 7 - 10k (what comes up must comke down I guess) - the final hill is around 1k and is steep, there is also another section of 1.5k which is a v long hill.  Pretty tough.  At least with a loop it does come down.
Looking forward to it!
Stu

I've been dreading those hills. I used to live in Tassie but can't remember that area well. The locals tell me it's flat, I'm gonna go with the mainlanders' view and brace myself for the hills!

[asko]

The last hill - perhaps around 400m - will be the toughest I imagine. The other from 4-6km marks (roughly) is a bit gentler - at least at training pace. Not sure what it;ll be like on the day at race intensity. Not long to find out I guess. I'm in for the Half, my first - which almost wasn't as I've been fighting off the flu since Tuesday. Good luck to all CRs

[phYx]

Hi all, I'll be driving there tomorrow. If anyone wants a lift for the HM start, PM me your details. Not sure what time to arrive yet, but happy to get there extra early to sus out the place and I need to collect my race number on the day anyway.

[Davo]

Emma100, on Jan 4 2008, 04:51 AM, said:

Hello all!

I've booked a table at La Porchetta's at 6pm, under the incredibly cunning alias of "Emma".

La Porchetta is at Salamanca, at the end furthest from the city.  We have a table! They have pizza, pasta and chicken.

I and the amazing R. will be there at 6pm, hope to see other runners then.

Emma

I hope to be there, Emma.

[PEEKIE]

What a great morning, a little on the warm side but still a nice breeze on parts of the course. Thanks for organising dinner Emma, was nice to meet up with yourself, Roger, itsfunatthebackofthepack, Davo, Steve and your friends the night before the run. I had a great run, went through 10kms in 52:52, so heaps faster then I was expecting, but ended up finishing in 1:58:16, so under the two hours which I'm pleased with, think the sun and the undulations over the last few kms got me. Had to throw a couple of cups of water on myself at the drink stations to cool down, felt like I was overheating.I really like how as a half runner I could see the marathoners on quite a few sections of the course, well done coolrunners who did the marathon, not sure who I actually saw but the male coolrunner in the coolrunning singlet, top effort, you still looked really strong on finishing. Thanks for the lift PhYx and well done on finishing your first half. Emma, hope you finished ok, you looked good when I saw you at the 15km mark. itsfunatthebackofthepack, well done on getting up the hills, you looked pretty determined to finish when I saw you climbing the last hill to the cadbury factory. Vic, hope you got the pm I sent y'day about getting a later lift and hope you had a good run. My only points to the organisers would be perhaps a few more toilets at the start area, water available to runners before the run, and I really think sports drinks at the aid stations when the sun is out like it was this morning. Skins currently on and heading back to my room to watch the cricket, Go Aussies and Well Done all Coolrunners

[Jimboy]

Well done,Peekie,don't forget to have a few days good recovery.Top run considering the injury problems you have had.That first 10K time promises a faster half next time.

[Davo]

Yeah, well done Peekie, you looked good when I saw you. 'Twas good to meet you and the other cr's the night before.
It was a hard day at the office for me, and I gather for quite a few others too. I heard that there was a lot of DNF's, and someone said that the heat and wind towards the end could have cost the slower marathoners about 20 minutes. In which case my 4-38 doesn't look too bad. Even though the wind was behind us for the last 8k, the previous 34k had taken their toll and I cramped up towards the end.
I thoroughly endorse Peekie's comments both about the toilets and the sports drinks. Surely it can't be too hard or too expensive to organise sports drinks for at least a couple of the drinks stations. That said, I'm so glad that the special drinks situation is so well organised. It was a life-saver for me.
Thanks to all the organisers and helpers. It was a well run event and is deservedly growing in stature.

[SlimDJ]

That was a hard day on the pavement, and not great conditions for a PB.

Just had a look at the BOM site.  At 6am the Temp was 18 with 89% humidity.  Between 7:30 and 9:30 it was 19.2 to 20.8 with humidity in the 75 - 80 range.  (It's 6am now on the 7/1/08 and it's 11 with a humidity of 50% - bugger).

I lined up feeling good, if a little on the fat side (as one does at this time of the year).  Decided to sit in the 4:45-4:55 range for the first 10 and see how it felt.  As always I wasn't happy with my first few k's - why can't I just bloody take easy at the start?

Here are the splits:

5 - 23:03
10 - 23:52
15 - 24:00
20 - 24:04
****21.1 - 5:20 (1:40:17) ****
30 - 50:15
35 - 26:25
40 - 35:06
42.2 - 12:35

So in a nutshell, I felt great, used up lots of energy keeping a good pace from 20-35km and didn't have enough in the tank to finish it off.

I don't think I'd change my race plan too much, and I felt fine at the end, but when a good time disappeared I found it really difficult to push through the wall.  The big issue in the end was that I just didn't do enough work in the time since the Melbourne Marathon to really finish as strongly as I'd like.

Spotted about 10 Coolrunners out there and tried to give a shout each time.  Sorry If I missed you but I was a little tired.  Spoke to a few people out there, and really loved the atmosphere, the course was good, aid stations well stocked, and the volunteers (as always fantastic) - I had a police bike pull up next to me to give encouragement (first time that's happened) - I was concerned that he was going to fine me for spitting.

Best thing for the day was that my sister in-law was 50m before the finish line with my little girl (almost 3yo) in her arms and I got to run across the line with her (the baby - not the sister in-law) - I have wanted to do it for years - but in big city Marathons you just don't get the chance.

[phYx]

Results are up already! That was quick.

I had a great day. Felt very under prepared, but it was my first 1/2 mara so I just wanted to reach the finish line in one piece. It was great meeting fellow cool runners, and everyone in the event was great. Everyone was friendly and runners passing would encourage you, the police would cheer you on, randoms would strike up conversations with you and it was a really friendly crowd.

The heat was tough and I took plenty of walk breaks, which I planned, but they got a little longer than I wanted towards the end. I had a stitch for about 1/2 the race which was a bit annoying, but oh well. All up my Garmin reckons I only walked 2.7k of it which surprises me as it felt like a lot more. I did 2:27 for my first half (I like the official results better than my Garmin results) so now I have something to work on and do better at next time!

Well done to everyone!

[Johnbo]

Well done to all cool runners yesterday!

I enjoyed the event ... nice to participate in a small group 1/2 marathon and plenty of good humour and encouragement on the day despite the hot weather. Davo I said hi as i passed you during the race, but sorry i didn't get to day hello after ... thank you for your offer of a lift.

I optimistically was hoping for a PB yesterday prior, but at the 14 K mark my garmin started beeping at me and there was nothing more i could do to catch up my pace at that point! Having said that, I had just come off the 6 day cradle mountain overland with the kids carrying a 20 to22 Kilo pack, so all up happy with my finish!

I was more excited that my two kids ran the fun run, coming third and seventh without any training ... (apart from the hike!)!

Well done to the organisers ...thanks Welshy.

Johnbo

[SlimDJ]

Oh - 2 things I forgot.

The Forrunner 305 Garmin thing that Father Christmas got me was amazing.  Each time I crossed a km marker it would be spot on.  Quite outstanding.

and the other more important thing:

PHOTOS.

There were heaps of photographers on the course - were any official?  Are there photos for purchase? I would LOVE one of Me and BabySlim Crossing the finish line.

[Stuboy]

Ahh what a day.  I really did enjoy the experience but also found it so incredibly hot, especially after 20ks.  I was hoping for under 4hrs in my first but really wanted sub 4hr15.  My splits for 5k started perfectly but I hit the wall v v early - 26sk!  As you can see it was a grind thereafter!
28:23, 27:58, 27:12, 27:23, 29:09 (here we go!) 31:19, 31:18, 33:18!!!).

For the people who initially said the course was not too hilly - I reckon they didn't run this course - I found the hills really tough - especially the one up to 10mile hill - it must have been 1.5K long.  I also found the headwind out to the racetrack the second time SO challenging.  Very hard to keep going.

Thanks to the fantastic volunteers along the way - plenty of drink.  BUT it would have been great to have some gatorade somewhere along the way - perhaps at the 30k mark (rather than one at the end)...it wouldn't cost much and I am sure everyone would pay the extre $3 on their fee for that!  The markers were very clear and the event was v well run in my opinion (*given it was my first).

Gee wasn't it lonely though - no supporters along the way (except for my wonderful wife and dad and daughter, wearing their personalised ClubStuart2008 teeshirts!) there was no-one along the way.

So my official time was 4hrs10 and I finished 55th.  And I can't now wait to go sub 4hrs in Melbourne in a BIG RACE!

Thanks to all - a terrific experience.  Damn my legs are sore today - I need to walk backwards down the stairs!!!!
Stu

PS - I was in the Run for the Kids tee with black cap.

[superflake]

Congrats to CR Shawble on the win. I think that is his second Hobart win?

Plus congrats to everyone who went to Tassie for a hot summer marathon. The chocolate at the finish would have melted a bit.

[Welshy]

Hi Everyone,

Thanks to all who were at Cadbury's yesterday.  

Athletics Tasmania is extremely pumped about how it went, so thanks to all of you.  

The things we will be working on for next year will be;

More toilets
Gatorade on selected drink stations
Better variety of music on the PA (it ended up being my own MP3 player yesterday, sorry......)

Our only dilemna at present, and I would love the feedback on this one.  It has traditionally been the first Sunday of the year.  Next year that is the 4th.  Is that too early, or should it be the 11th?  If you have an opinion, please let me know.

Well done to everyone who took part and thank you for supporting the 25th Cadbury Marathon and helping to create our largest field ever.  

Results are on www.cadburymarathon.com.au

Cheers

Richard Welsh
Athletics Tasmania

[SlimDJ]

Welshy, on Jan 6 2008, 08:37 PM, said:

Our only dilemna at present, and I would love the feedback on this one.  It has traditionally been the first Sunday of the year.  Next year that is the 4th.  Is that too early, or should it be the 11th?  If you have an opinion, please let me know.

For me it has to be the 1st Sunday (except not NY Day).  That way it fits in with my family holiday to Hobart, it also fits with the yacht races and the taste festival.

So the future dates would be 4/1/09, 3/1/10, 2/1/11 and 8/1/12 etc. etc.

Edited by Slim DJ, 07 January 2008 - 01:19 PM.

[Chelli]

Came 5th in the half. Ran 79:34 was about 3 minutes off my best time for that distance.

[TassieDevil]

Hi all,

I had heaps of fun on the HM course even though I was incredibly slow (over 2 hours) but I am still struggling with my
plantar facitiis and I was in severe pain after km 15.    

It was a great experience and my first run down under (coming from Germany).  

Looking forward to next year and hopw to be able to run faster then. And I vote for the 4th!  

[TassieDevil]

and by the way I didnt' think it was hilly at all, I normally run in West Hobart up Knocklofty/Mount Stuart up to Wellington Park. THAT'S hilly!  

[Emma100]

The Cadbury Half is a personal favourite of mine. It was the first Half marathon I completed, so it occupies a special place in my racing calender.

Well done on the sausage sizzle, very impressed with the range of items. Also, well done on the course, which was easy to follow. A big thank you to the volunteers, who were cheerful and professional, and out on the course for a very long time. Well done on closing the road, that made that bit of the run very pleasant.

It was a tough day. I'm surprised at the poster who says that it was 20 degrees, I would have guessed much warmer. I am not surprised by the humidity, it was muggy.

Lovely meeting new coolrunners, and new people. I love runners, it's nice to talk to people that reinforce the madness that what we do is perfectly normal.

My stopwatch tells me I finished very close to three hours, which I'm pleased with. Last year, I finished dead last, 30 minutes after the nearest competitor. I'm very pleased with my improvement, and look forward to repeating it next year.

Note to the ladies : I am now a huge fan of "Goddess" sports bras. Got one a few weeks ago, and it is amazingly comfortable, did not chafe at all, and gave me really good cleavage. What more could a girl want?

A few minor niggles
(a) Bathrooms and toilet paper. I'm one of those runners who needs to do seven or eight nervous bathroom stops in the time before the race. Skipping this is uncomfortable, and there were really inadequate bathroom facilities for the number of runners. The toilet paper ran out, and other runners donated some to keep us all nice.

( I'm happy enough with water, it doesn't bother me. But in such hot weather, I found rehydrating a challenge, and was putting away the sports drink like there was no tomorrow. Another vote for sports drink on the course.

© Accuracy of results. One of the nice things about being at the very back of the pack is that you get to make new friends with the three or four other people near you. I had a bit of a chat coming up the final hill with another competitor, as I passed him and got a good lead. He did not overtake me again, and I pointed him out to my friends as he finished a few minutes after me. The results have me finishing a good 11 minutes after he did (And over 12 minutes after my own stopwatch...) There are no men at all in the results after me and I am very certain that there was at least one after me in reality. This is not a huge deal, as the only person who really cares about my result is me. But, I like to get the official result to show how much I'm improving. I have me as being very close to the three hour mark, with a thirty minute improvement in one year over the same course. I'd like to know if I can really be proud of that achievement. And, hopefully, even the results for the ones at the back of the pack are important?

(d) Kilometer markings. I'm happy to concede I may not have been watching for them too well, but was there really a kilometer marking for every kilometer of the half marathon? I missed  a fair few. Admittedly, by in the end of the race, Johnny Depp could have been blowing me kisses from the gutter and I'd have missed it. (Unless he was also holding a glass of water. Then I'd have noticed. But only the glass of water.)

As to the timing of the race? I'd prefer the 4th. some of us are interstate travellers, and the 4th is well within the work Christmas break. The 11th would be a challenge for me.

Now to pick the next half marathon : mid March would be ideal. (Hoping for another in May, July, September and November!) The goal for this year is get comfortable with the 21km, and get my times down to 2.5hours.

With any luck, see you in 2009!

[Davo]

I'll vote for the 4th.
Emma, the Launceston Athletic Club holds its half marathon in August. A point-to-point from Scottsdale to Bridport. A good one to enter.

[Emma100]

Davo, on Jan 7 2008, 01:01 AM, said:

I'll vote for the 4th.
Emma, the Launceston Athletic Club holds its half marathon in August. A point-to-point from Scottsdale to Bridport. A good one to enter.

I'll check out the dates. I have a bit of a life event that month, and running might take second priority for a day or two.

(On the other hand, wouldn't it be hilarious to hold one's wedding during a half marathon? "Hello everyone, today we are hear to witness a wedding. Now, quickly! Vows at 7km, the bride and groom will kiss at 19km, and drinks and nibbles at 21.1km!)

If all gels nicely, half marathon on the honeymoon!

Emma

[SlimDJ]

Emma100, on Jan 7 2008, 01:19 AM, said:

On the other hand, wouldn't it be hilarious to hold one's wedding during a half marathon?

Take a look back at the London marathon in 05 or 06.  The bride and groom exchanged vows at the 21.1 mark and then ran to the finish.  All was done in gowns and suits.  Classy - and you wouldn't forget it in a hurry.

[TimInTAS]

Slim DJ, on Jan 7 2008, 09:44 AM, said:

and the other more important thing:

PHOTOS.

There were heaps of photographers on the course - were any official?  Are there photos for purchase? I would LOVE one of Me and BabySlim Crossing the finish line.

Hi Slim DJ and everyone else

I'm a long-time lurker and runner in Tassie myself - recently been taking official race photos in the Point to Pinnacle and Cadbury Marathon and Half on the weekend.  I hope to put all the photos up on a website in time, however for now I am sending sample photos to people via email.

For those who ran the 1/2 or full, just email me at tasrunphotos@hotmail.com, with your name/event/bib number, and I'll email you back your own photos from the event!  (it might just take me a week or so to label/sort through all the photos!).  I'll also give you details if you wish to order any of the photos officially!

Cheers -  I look forward to hearing from all of you who braved the warm weather and hilly finish!

[Davo]

Emma100, on Jan 7 2008, 07:19 AM, said:

If all gels nicely, half marathon on the honeymoon!

Emma

Hey Emma, that would be great! Can we watch? (the half marathon, I mean..... )

But seriously, when it gets nearer the time and you think you can do it, let me know and I'm sure we can organise a "do" to mark the occasion.

[Danger]

All in all I really enjoyed the friendly atmosphere of the event but would offer these suggestions for next year's race.

1. I reinforce the proposition for more toilets.  I think the general rule of thumb for organisers should be to think about how many you think you might need, then triple it.  There are never enough toilets at fun runs.

2. Given the heat, a couple of stations for sports drinks would have been fantastic.  I don't know how those who completed the full distance coped.

3. It would be great if there was a bus provided from Hobart to the start line.  As an out-of-town runner, I had to catch a cab to the start as there was no buses running at that hour of the morning.  It wasn't a huge ordeal but I am sure there were others in the same boat.

4. It would also be great to get more accurate timing, or shoe chips.

As I said, I really enjoyed the race and thought the organisers did a fantastic job.  But I would be more than happy to pay a little bit extra in registration costs if my suggestions were taken on board.

[No_longer_back_of_the_pack]

Veni, vidi, sort of vici (I came, I saw and I sort of conquered)  
Firstly the time 2 hours 52 minutes 14 seconds.  
Secondly the excuses.  For a person from Adelaide who thought that he had prepared himself for the hills I failed badly.  Like most others the temperature got to me, particularly in the last 5 or so km.  Half way up the first hill I was feeling yuk, looked down at the heart rate monitor and saw a very high reading.  Instantly all thought of running all the way went out the door.  It was then a case of hang on for the ride and do the best I could.
I went through 12 km in just over 1 and a half hours (about the same as my worst city-bay and thats all downhill) so that wasn't too bad.  The gel that I took on board at the 15 km mark gave me renewed energy for the return leg home. The gotorade I carried had vanished by the 15km mark.
I cannot say enough about the encouragement given to me by the course officials.  Every drink station was staffed by people who had a word of encouragement as well as the cup of water.   The police stopped traffic with one hand and gave words of encouragement to the runners.  The cars of a major highway slowed to 40 km/hr and did not complain.
I have my choccy bar and my medal safely packed away to remind me of this (my first) venture into the world of long distance running.  Bring on the Greenbelt, I do not want this time to be a personal best for longer than necessary.  It was great meeting all the cool running people, hope to come back again but maybe not next year.  (I vote for the 4th)

Edited by Itsfunatthebackofthepack, 11 January 2008 - 02:14 PM.

[Cheetah]

And another vote for the 4th in 2009.....pleeeeez....

[Rols]

I had a great time in this marathon. It was fantastically run and everyone involved was incredibly friendly and helpful. I agree with a number of the other CRs in finding conditions pretty tough but still think I was less than perfectly prepared myself so don't want to go searching for external excuses.

Didn't start the run with too much of a plan in mind - probably something to work on - other than a vague idea to try and run consistent 4.45km splits. As ever, out too hard early and with a rush of blood to the head had delusions of really fast times. Reality kicked in around 18km when time had slipped away and 3 hours 15 looked increasingly impossible. Struggled to halfway trying to find a reason to finish with any chance of a PB evaporated and eventually decided just to roll on and enjoy the last half as best as possible. Plenty of encouragement and the cheery attitude of all competitors really helped in validating that decision. Battled on for 3 hours 30 dead (second under on the watch) which was pretty ok all things considered.

Last thoughts - really nice to see the complete results in the paper on Tuesday, some electrolyte on course would be really useful - I did arrive early and send 6 bottles out myself but still found I needed more in the conditions, a great, friendly, well run event and the 4th next year is probably a better date than the 11th. Thanks to all the organisers!

[Barefoot]

Hi all. It was great organisation and good to see many CR's out there in both the Marathon and Half Marathon. My last run was 2004 in 4.03.

I agree with the need for some sports drink to counter the hot weather. The water was cold but did not help me much. I carried gels as well but was ill and could not use them. Due to the hot conditions I decided not to run faster than 4 hour pace. I got to half way in 2 hours, but unfortunately was ill from 21 to 28 and had to stop 6 times, at that stage it looked like I would go over 5 hours, but with my family and friends coming out to support me and having some Powerade, I was able to run the last 7 km's in 38 minutes and finish in 4.28.

So I will have to come back in 2009 for a sub-4hr run.

[phYx]

Another vote for the 4th, not 11th here. It would be great to go down for the weekend and still catch some of the Taste

[PEEKIE]

The 4th would be the better date for next year

[matttas]

my first race (ever....of any kind...) was the full marathon and while i obviously have nothing to compare it to, i felt the race was well structured, well organised and the encouragement from the volunteers was a godsend. Having said that, more loo's and clearer road markings would have been great. I would have been more than happy to pay considerably more for entry if finishers were to receive a nice t-shirt/towel/hat or something like that. the medal is nice and is already engraved, but a t-shirt etc has some pratical application (and "show-off" value)....the 4th for next year please! see you there.

[mack]

I ran reasonably close to my expected time (did the Half), minus a couple minutes due to the humidity at the start. I made the most the headwind when available, to pick up the speed abit, but otherwise the heat was a bit draining.

Agree with statements above regarding more toilets and sports drink on the drink stations. Since i'm not the type to drink much during a run (the more that is drunk, is an indicator of how bad a run is going), i really appreciate a drinks table setup at the finish, so with the drinks being strictly controlled to one bottle per person that was more annoying for me personally. I would use a shuttle bus from the city if one was available in the future also.

Otherwise a great weekend, good to meet fellow CR's at the CR dinner the night before. The course was fine, the last hill had a cool headwind when i ran up it so i would almost go as far to say i enjoyed the hill, didn't slow me down but didn't exactly sprint up it either.

Not particularly fussed about what date its on, as i just decide what runs i want to do then work around that.

Cheers,

Steve

[Vic]

Many thanks to the organisers and supporters on the day - course was well marked and pretty easy to follow and plenty of drink stations at regular intervals . Didn't run as well as I hoped but the weather and a couple of pretty sleepless nights before-hand were probably mostly to blame. Special congratulations to the first lady home - she passed me looking strong up the final hill when I was struggling to hang in there. I agree with the comments re sports drinks if possible and toilets somewhere else on the course. I got caught short close to the turnaround point behind the Entertainment Centre second time around but was "lucky" that it was the one part of the course that had a bit of bushland and some privacy!! Not sure when I'll return as it's a long way from WA but am sure I will one day as Tassie is a great place to visit and worth the effort!

[dino]

I am trying to find out who the photographer was on the final hill leading up to the Cadbury factory, I was in the Half Marathon. I have seen the sample photos from Tasrun and they only have photos of me at the start.

Anyone know the indentity of this photographer at the start of the final climb?


Also thanks to all (runners, course officials and spectators for your encouragement during the run)
special thanks to the person on the bike and the female spectator for their words and encouragement!

It was my first half ever.

Thank you to all.

[No_longer_back_of_the_pack]

Following my return to Adelaide I have written a report on the race for the South Australian Road Runners Club web site.  If you are interested you can find it in the News and Notes section of www.sarrc.asn.au.  Hopefully it will encourage others to venture South for this well run event.

[Cheetah]

Anyone have an idea of when date for 2009 will be announced?  Know it's a long time away, but planning runs and holidays for the next year or so and would be good to know if this one's an option.

[Davo]

The latest R4YL magazine has it for Jan. 4th.

[MrCAMEL]

It seems the entry fee has gone up from $35 to $50 for next year ($25 to $35 for some).  Either they are covering the costs of the 'chip timing', they are getting everyone a pretty shirt or hat at the end of the race, or they saw last years rise in race numbers and got greedy.

[brewer]

$50 for a capital city marathon is relatively cheap.

$135 for Sydney.
$130 for Melbourne.
$90 for Canberra.

It is on 10/01/2010. I'm booked and entered.

[Welshy]

MrCAMEL, on Sep 18 2009, 09:01 PM, said:

It seems the entry fee has gone up from $35 to $50 for next year ($25 to $35 for some).  Either they are covering the costs of the 'chip timing', they are getting everyone a pretty shirt or hat at the end of the race, or they saw last years rise in race numbers and got greedy.

Hey MrCamel,

I'm the race director for the Cadbury Marathon and am more than happy to chip in here and advise the reason for the increase in price.

For several years, I have thought the Cadbury Marathon provides exceptional value for money and has and will continue to do so.  Improvements planned for 2010, to 'justify' the increase include; full electronic chip timing, SKINS recovery centre at the finish line with free massage therapists operating, massive increase in spotprizes - including multiple pairs of Karhu shoes and SKINS products, increased prizemoney, plus all participants will receive a few extra goodies in their race kit this year.  We have also faced an increase in costs, which is only natural for a growing event.

Having competed in many big road races around Australia and overseas throughout the years, I still see the Cadbury Marathon (and Cadbury Half Marathon) as one of the best value for money races in Australia.

I will also be honest and say yes, the Cadbury Marathon does make a small profit, with all profits being used to develop athletics in Tasmania, as the Cadbury Marathon is owned by Athletics Tasmania - the state association and not for profit organisation.

Looking forward to seeing many more CR's at the 2010 Cadbury Marathon on Sunday Janaury 10.

Cheers

Richard Welsh

[frankie17]

I am likely to be in Tas during Jan.  I have not broached the topic of another marathon with the long-suffering family. We had been leaving town to get AWAY from the hurly burly of endurance races.

Given that they are chocaholics, what can I say to them that would say YES YES YES of course you can do it...in fact, we insist!!!?

Also, can someone point me to a mapmyrun (or similar) of the course please?

[penfold]

frankie17, on Sep 22 2009, 06:29 PM, said:

Also, can someone point me to a mapmyrun (or similar) of the course please?

frankie,

see post 30 for a mapmyrun course map

good luck if you do end up racing

cheers
penfold

[frankie17]

penfold, on Oct 10 2009, 02:07 PM, said:

good luck if you do end up racing

cheers
penfold

Thanks heaps.  Good thing about it is you can enter on the day, which would be the situation in my case.

[rachinaus]

This one is 5 days before I turn 42 - so I'm booked in.